About Me

I was a reporter and columnist for 40 years for a chain of newspapers in the suburbs of Chicago. I'm a military veteran having served in the United States Army Combat Engineers (Cpl. E-4) and a Korean War veteran with an Honorable Discharge from the Armed Forces of the United States of America

Spc. Charlie Maips was on the scene during a sniper attack where Army medics immediately raced to a comrades aid. TURN UP YOUR SOUNDWATCH VIDEO HERE:http://www.youtube.com/v/PBRaSTyfDM4&hl=en&fs=1CLICK ON DIAMOND-SHAPED ARROW TO PLAY VIDEO

A small tribute to the men and women in military medicine and the wonderful work that they do. The song is Enya's "Now We are Free" from the soundtrack of "Gladiator".TURN UP YOUR SOUNDWATCH VIDEO HERE:http://www.youtube.com/v/zoB64P6KXR4&hl=en&fs=1CLICK ON DIAMOND-SHAPED ARROW TO PLAY THIS VIDEO

Video shows a non-stop battle between a unit of the US Army who were ambushed by the Taliban in the mountains of Afghanistan. WARNING: ADULT LANGUAGETURN UP YOUR SPEAKERSWATCH VIDEO HERE:http://www.youtube.com/v/XfwtYzGwqRc&hl=en&fs=1CLICK ON DIAMOND-SHAPED ARROW TO PLAY VIDEO

Compilation of pictures showing the aftermath of many mortar attacks in different american bases throughout Iraq 2009TURN UP YOUR SOUNDWATCH VIDEO HEREhttp://www.youtube.com/v/WDM_0X9jEws&hl=en&fs=1CLICK ON DIAMOND-SHAPED ARROW TO PLAY VIDEO

Video takes you along with a US gunship as it gets orders from ground control to take out a group of Taliban soldiers planting IEDs in Afghanistan.TURN UP YOUR SOUNDWATCH VIDEO HERE:http://www.youtube.com/v/z0beD1h19HQ&hl=en&fs=1CLICK ON DIAMOND-SHAPED ARROW TO PLAY VIDEO

Video shows a US Bradley vehicle and an Apache helicopter working together to destroy Taliban soldiers in Afghanistan.TURN UP YOUR SOUNDWATCH VIDEO HEREhttp://www.youtube.com/v/W6EYy4vUeh4&hl=en&fs=1CLICK ON DIAMOND-SHAPED ARROW TO PLAY VIDEO